Ethnographically Speaking: Autoethnography, Literature and Aesthetics (Ethnographic Alternatives Series)

Based on a conference entitled the Couch Stone Symposium, for the year 2000, held on St. Petersburg Beach in Florida. This volume presents explorations in the literary turn in ethnographic work. Drawing from a range of disciplines, such as sociology, philosophy, psychology and English, the author demonstrates the ways in which ethnography can be effectively expressed. This Volume Presents Explorations In The Literary Turn In Ethnographic Work. Drawing From A Range Of Disciplines, Such As Sociology, Philosophy, Psychology And English, The Author Demonstrates The Ways In Which Ethnography Can Be Effectively Expressed. Ethnographic Representation As Relationship / Mary M. Gergen And Kenneth J. Gergen -- For Father And Son : An Ethnodrama With No Catharsis / Ronald J. Pelias -- The Way We Were, Are, And Might Be : Torch Singing As Autoethnography / Stacy Holman Jones -- Making A Mess And Spreading It Around : Articulation Of An Approach To Research-based Theater / Ross E. Gray, Vrenia Ivonoffski, And Christina Sinding -- Breaking Habits And Cultivating Home / Lesa Lockford -- Stories That Conform, Stories That Transform : A Conversation In Four Parts / Douglas Flemons And Shelley Green -- My Father's Shoes : The Therapeutic Value Of Narrative Reframing / Christine E. Kiesinger. Erotic Mentoring : Pygmalion And Galatea At The University / Janice Hocker Rushing -- Breathing Life Into Work / Arthur P. Bochner And Janice Hocker Rushing -- Searching For Autoethnographic Credibility : Reflections From A Mom With A Notepad / Elaine Bass Jenks -- Border Crossings : A Story Of Sexual Identity And Transformation / Beverley Dent -- Rebirthing Border Crossings / Carolyn Ellis And Beverley Dent -- Autoethnography : Self-indulgence Or Something More? / Andrew C. Sparkes -- The Hard Road Home : Toward A Polyphonic Narrative Of The Mother-daughter Relationship / Kathryn Church -- Living The Hyphenated Edge : Autoethnography, Hybridity, And Aesthetics / Caroline Joan (kay) S. Picart. The Visitor : Juggling Life In The Grip Of The Text / Karen Scott-hoy -- If The Color Changes (1996-1997) / Mel Bochner -- The Griot's Many Burdens : Fiction's Many Truths / Paul Stoller -- Beirut Letters / Laurel Richardson And Ernest Lockridge -- Babaji And Me : Reflections On A Fictional Ethnography / Michael V. Angrosino -- Men Kissing / Lisa M. Tillmann-healy -- High Noon : A 'fictional' Dialogue / Carolyn Ellis And Douglas Flemons -- Between The Ride And The Story : Illness And Remoralization / Arthur W. Frank -- The Metaphor Is The Message / Laurel Richardson -- Narrative Heat / H.l. Goodall Jr. -- When Does A Conference End? / Carolyn Ellis And Arthur P. Bochner. Edited By Arthur P. Bochner And Carolyn Ellis. Based On A Conference Entitled Ethnography For The Twenty-first Century : Alternatives And Opportunities, Held At The 2000 Couch-stone Symposium, The Millennium Meeting Of The Society For The Study Of Symbolic Interaction, Held On St. Petersburg Beach In Florida. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. This volume presents the latest explorations of the literary turn in ethnographic work by many of the leading people in the area. Centering on autoethnography, personal narrative, ethnographic performance, and the blending of social science and the arts, the articles collected here emphasize embodiment, experiential understanding, participatory ways of knowing, sensuous engagement, and intimate encounter. Drawing from disciplines as diverse as sociology, philosophy, performance studies, communication, family therapy, and English, the authors here demonstrate the many ways in which ethnography can be effectively conducted and expressed. The editors weave narrative and conversations surrounding the conference from which these pieces emerged into a reflexive volume which includes poetry, stories, theatre, and visual media as well as critical pieces. Accessible and jargon free, this book should excite scholars and students as to the expanding possibilities for ethnographic presentation. This volume presents explorations in the literary turn in ethnographic work. Centring on autoethnography, personal narrative, ethnographic performance and the blending of social science and the arts, the articles collected here emphasize embodiment, experimental understanding, participatory ways of knowing, sensuous engagement and intimate encounter. Drawing from a range of disciplines, such as sociology, philosophy, psychology and English, the author demonstrates the ways in which ethnography can be effectively expressed